Historical Context
This leader established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Who is Ayatollah Khomeini?
This term refers to a rectangle that contains a single scene.
What is a panel?
This is Marji's uncle, who was executed.
Who is Anoosh?
This is the city in which the Satrapis live.
What is Tehran?
This object was given to boys who were recruited for war.
What is a key?
This country invaded Iran.
What is Iraq?
This is the space between panels.
What is a gutter?
This person took photos of the demonstrations.
Who is Marji's dad?
This is the country where Marji is sent to live at the end of the book.
What is Austria?
The execution of this young girl motivates Marji's parents to send her away.
Who is Nilofaur?
This is the day when many protestors were killed.
What is Black Friday?
These are boxes that contain narrative text.
What are captions?
This is the full name of Marji's friend who is killed by a bomb.
Who is Neda Baba-Levy?
This is where Marji's parents go on vacation and get posters.
What is Turkey?
Marji is stopped by this group because she is not following the dress code properly.
What are the Guardians of the Revolution?
This place was held hostage for 444 days by a group of students.
What is the American embassy?
This is when an image extends beyond the frame of the panel.
What is a bleed?
Who is Mehri?
These two countries are where Marji and her parents go on vacation. You must name both of the countries.
What are Italy and Spain?
Marji thinks that this is a major cause of the revolution.
What are the social classes?
This is the full name of the last king of Iran.
This is when an object in the picture draws the reader's eye more so than other objects in the picture.
What is graphic weight?
This person was often arrested and was placed in a water cell for hours at a time.
Who is Marji's grandfather?
This is where Uncle Anoosh went into exile before returning to Iran.
What is the Soviet Union? (USSR)
Marji said that the contradiction that exists within her family is that they are both this and that.
What are modern and religious?